HIST191 Lecture : Hist 191 Special Topics in History- Berlin Wall.pdf
30 Apr 2014
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November 9th, 1989: one day that shook the world. 9 november, 1919 - germany becomes a republic. Between the western allies - france united states, britain. Torgal - usa russia - allies for 4 years - never once had the soldiers met each other before this. East germany - mountainous - town of shwatzenberg - delcared themselves an independent republic - it was a place where neither russia or usa occupied. A rst there is an attempt to work together. Stalin blockades the city - it is an island of democracy and capitalism - stalin doesn"t want this. The american"s had a choice - they could supply a city by air, or they could leave berlin and west germany. The largest airlifts in history begin in 1948 - raisin bombers . They build an airport - built in 1948 to handle the enormous air traf c. It tells russia that usa is not leaving.
